Inshore Fishing
Say alert when trolling for speckled trout
While trolling can seem monotonous, it’s just as important to stay alert with this fishing technique as with others, Harold Schoeffler cautioned.[…]
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Freshwater Fishing
Nutria liver makes great bait
Some of Bill McCarty’s favorite fishing holes in January are between the Wax Lake Outlet and Atchafalaya River, where it’s usually no problem to catch a bunch of catfish averaging 2 pounds.[…]
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Finders keepers — Secrets to trolling for Cypremort Point trout
Like gold, speckled trout are where you find them.
Ahh, but that’s the rub: finding them.[…]
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Basin busters — Top deer-hunting tips for the Atchafalaya Basin
Jonathan Cheely walked behind his father Jamie in knee-deep water and rain to make an afternoon deer hunt near Bayou Boutte in the Atchafalaya Basin swamp.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Halter’s Island redfish gang up
A natural disaster started a wintertime tradition for residents and visitors to lower St. Mary Parish, where Halter’s Island becomes a redfish hotspot each December.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Fish scattered grass in Bayou Black
When Bill McCarty wants to catch sac-a-lait in November, he invariably heads to the Bayou Black area.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Crochet shares keys to Bassmaster Central Open victory
Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet relied on a spot he rarely fishes to work his way to the top of the leaderboard during the Bassmaster Central Open stop at the Atchafalaya Basin last week.[…]
Bass Fishing
Little-known lake is bass hotspot
Lake Fausse Pointe flies under the radar, for the most part. Most people in South Louisiana know there’s a state park on the banks of the lake just north of Cherenton, but you don’t hear a lot of talk about its bass fishery.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How oak cheniers were formed
Most waterfowl hunters and fishermen are vaguely aware that Highway 82, which runs the length of Cameron and Vermilion parishes, follows lines of live oak trees, while much of the surrounding countryside is wide open marsh.[…]
Inshore Fishing
History of Chenier au Tigre
One report has Chenier au Tigre being named because of a large cougar killed there many years ago.[…]
Features
Wet-leg reds— Where to wade-fish for Vermilion redfish
Redfish move into Vermilion Bay, and you can catch all you want. Or you could bypass the crowds and target these unpressured redfish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sac-a-lait fishing will only get better at Morgan City
When a hint of coolness starts staying in the air even during the day and football seasons are in full swing, you can bet there are sac-a-lait to be caught in the lower Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
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Vanquishing Vermilion — How to catch Vermilion Bay trout
Those wiggly, slimy, little silver fish just do something to a person. […]
Bass Fishing
Best bets for Atchafalaya Basin bass
The long-awaited drop in the Atchafalaya River happened in late June, and that meant it was easy to catch bass in the Basin.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Piers in the bay
Take it from a fisherman who got married on the water at one of his favorite fishing spots on Vermilion Bay: Many of the piers and wharves in front of the camps at Cypremort Point offer potential honey holes for speckled trout.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
The Great Goggleye Roundup
We jumped aboard Tim Ortego’s Gatortail for great day in the shade of the Atchafalya Basin’s many cypress trees.[…]